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What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! At Straz Center For The Performing Arts.

Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts will launch their 2024 Musical Theater Summer Camp, a one-of-a-kind learning experience for children ages 7 through 18.

Reamsnyder Productions will present Into the Woods this spring. Learn how to audition and see additional details about the production.

Broadway Theatre Project will welcome Michael Orland to this summer's artistic training program. Michael Orland will be working with the apprentices and creating an 'Open Mic Night' for them to perform. Learn about Shaping The Artist here!

Hillsborough Community College will host High School Dance Day, a free event for HS dancers. RSVP now and learn more about this opportunity.

LAB Theater Project will present the first play of the 2024 season, SYD, by Craig Houk, opening on February 22.  Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is a 2014 Dramatic Comedy that premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York City on November 7, 2014. Directed by the playwright Lee, and featuring Austin Pendleton as “Ed”, Pete Simpson, James Stanely, and Gary Wilmes. Following its run off Broadway, the play was then produced by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, opening in February 2017 and running until March 26, 2017. Young Jean Lee’s play made its transfer to Broadway with Previews beginning at the Hayes Theatre June 29,2018, with its official opening night on July 23. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, and featuring a cast of Armie Hammer as Drew, Josh Charles as Jake, Paul Schneider as Matt, Kate Bornstein and Ty Defoe as “Stagehands-in-Charge,” and Stephen Payne as Ed. Both Tom Skerritt and Denis Arndt had ties to the production but left before opening and during previews.

My Big Gay Italian Wedding has been scheduled for Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Wednesday, June 12 and Thursday, June 13, with both shows at 8 p.m.

It's a dream of a musical with nightmarish sound issues.

“IMAGINE...” a table is set, where a meeting is to soon take place between Britain’s First Female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and an Ex-Beatle, John Lennon. This is what is laid forth in Ben Randall’s Whiskey & Soda currently onstage at the Off-Central Players.

Check out production photos from Lloyd Suh's The Chinese Lady, running at American Stage through February 25th, 2024.

Terrifically terrifying and timely!

Reamsnyder Productions brings exceptional musical productions and innovative theater design consulting to St. Petersburg.

Based on Natalie Babbitt's beloved novel, TUCK EVERLASTING tells the timeless tale of the Tuck family, who discovers the secret of eternal life in a magic spring in the Fosters' wood. Young Winnie Foster meets this immortal family and must decide between the life she knows and one that will be eternal.

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN explores identity, privilege, and masculinity in contemporary America as three brothers, Matt, Jake, and Drew, reunite with their father, Ed, for Christmas. Guided by the 'Persons in Charge,' the audience gains a new perspective on heterosexual males.

THE MOURNERS, a play about an estranged family coming together during Hurricane Maria after a tragic suicide, written during the pandemic, was inspired loosely by true events: the playwright's loss of her sister to suicide in 2017, compounded six months later by Hurricane Maria hitting family in Puerto Rico.

With a tagline of EmpowerHER. InspirHER. AmplifiHER., the festival gives women a safe and inclusive place to tell their stories and inspire audiences worldwide. This year, the festival will feature live-in-theatre 10-minute self-produced productions, three live-in-theatre 60-minute performances selected and produced by Powerstories, and 60-minute digital submissions.

Do you love tap dancing and/or singing? Audition for New Tampa Players Singin in the Rain! NTP Singin in the Rain is a spectacular production this summer celebrating the golden age of Hollywood featuring dazzling choreography, catchy songs, and a splash of romance. Dance auditions are April 27th, vocal auditions are Monday, April 29th. Register at bit.ly/NTPrain.

Now in its 94th season, Francis Wilson Playhouse will present the Clearwater premiere of Something Rotten. Learn more about the production here!

Watch a video preview of MOMIX - Alice, coming to the Straz Center's Morsini Hall on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm here!

Quirky, irreverent, and so much fun, the show even offers audience members the chance to go onstage to be a part of the Bee.

Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare. Its central story revolves around twins Viola and Sebastian who were separated in a shipwreck. Viola (disguised as Cesario) falls in love with Count Orsino, who also happens to be in love with Olivia.

Six new plays to lift every voice are coming to the stage. Get ready for an exciting lineup of diverse and thought-provoking productions. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the power of storytelling.

My father’s mom died in 1955.  After my own mother passed away fifty-one years later, one of my sisters asked my father the following question: “How long did it take you to get over the loss of your mother?”  My father, now an old man, pondered the question, remembering his mother who had died a half century earlier, then answered quite succinctly but with a sad smile: “I’ll let you know.”

The highly anticipated world premiere of the rock-meets-classical fusion concert experience, Rock Me Amadeus - Live!, came to the stage last Sunday, January 21st, at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL. Check out photos here!